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Introduction
A Royal Rumble match that’s erased largely from history due to the heinous acts of the winner, The 2004 Royal Rumble took place in Philadelphia for the first time. The winner – Chris Benoit – set a longevity record in this match.
It did set up a number of feuds for Wrestlemania as well as the main event. Goldberg was eliminated largely by Brock Lesnar, and Randy Orton was eliminated by a returning Mick Foley.
25th January, 2004
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wachovia Center
17,289
1:01:33
Notable Records
| Record | Individual |
|---|---|
| Winner | Chris Benoit |
| Iron Men | Chris Benoit (1:01:33) |
| Least time in Match | Spike Dudley (00:00) |
| Most Eliminations | Chris Benoit (6) |
| Potential Winners (wrestlers in the ring after last entrant) | 10 (Chris Benoit, Big Show, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, Rob Van Dam, John Cena, Goldberg, Nunzio, Billy Gunn, Charlie Haas) |
| Number of debutants | 11 (Chris Benoit, Randy Orton, Rhyno, Matt Morgan, Spike Dudley, René Duprée, Ernest Miller, Rico, Mick Foley, Nunzio, Goldberg) |
| Last Rumble Appearances | 10 (Tajiri, Scott Steiner, Matt Morgan, Spike Dudley, Rikishi, A-Train, Ernest Miller, Rico, Nunzio, Billy Gunn) |
| Average Time in match | 09:19 |
| Number of individuals with at least one elimination | 43.33% |
Results
| Number of Entrant | Wrestler Name | Brand | Time of Entry | Time of Elimination | Time in Match | Finishing Position | Eliminations | Eliminated By | Other Facts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Benoit | Smackdown! | 00:00 | 1:01:33 | 1:01:33 | 1 | 6 | Winner | |
| 2 | Randy Orton | Raw | 00:00 | 33:49 | 33:49 | 12 | 5 | Mick Foley | |
| 3 | Mark Henry | Raw | 01:54 | 07:04 | 05:10 | 28 | 1 | Chris Benoit |
Mark Henry was blinded with Tajiri’s mist before his elmination. |
| 4 | Tajiri | Smackdown! | 03:14 | 06:55 | 03:41 | 29 | 0 | Mark Henry, Rhyno | |
| 5 | Bradshaw | Smackdown! | 04:49 | 05:26 | 00:37 | 30 | 0 | Chris Benoit | |
| 6 | Rhyno | Raw | 06:25 | 20:27 | 14:02 | 23 | 1 | Chris Benoit | |
| 7 | Matt Hardy | Raw | 08:08 | 22:27 | 14:19 | 22 | 0 | René Duprée | |
| 8 | Scott Steiner | Raw | 09:51 | 16:45 | 06:54 | 26 | 0 | Booker T |
Scott Steiner was eliminated off camera by Booker T. Time of elimination is taken from when JR mentions it on commentary. |
| 9 | Matt Morgan | Smackdown! | 11:32 | 23:47 | 12:15 | 20 | 1 | Chris Benoit | |
| 10 | The Hurricane | Raw | 13:12 | 13:33 | 00:21 | 27 | 0 | Matt Morgan | |
| 11 | Booker T | Raw | 15:08 | 24:19 | 09:11 | 18 | 2 | Randy Orton | |
| 11 | Kane | Raw | 16:58 | 18:28 | 01:30 | 24 | 0 | Booker T | |
| 12 | Spike Dudley | Raw | 18:09 | 18:09 | 00:00 | 25 | 0 | Unable to Compete |
Spike Dudley’s entrance began with an Undertaker’s gong. Kane got distracted and got eliminated with it. Spike was then beaten up by Kane and was unable to compete. |
| 13 | Rikishi | Smackdown! | 20:25 | 24:14 | 03:49 | 19 | 1 | Randy Orton | |
| 15 | René Duprée | Raw | 22:04 | 22:36 | 00:32 | 21 | 1 | Rikishi | |
| 16 | A-Train | Smackdown! | 23:23 | 25:07 | 01:44 | 17 | 0 | Chris Benoit | |
| 17 | Shelton Benjamin | Smackdown! | 25:04 | 25:42 | 00:38 | 16 | 0 | Randy Orton | |
| 18 | Ernest Miller | Smackdown! | 26:50 | 27:46 | 00:56 | 15 | 0 | Randy Orton | |
| 19 | Kurt Angle | Smackdown! | 28:34 | 57:34 | 29:00 | 3 | 1 | Big Show | |
| 20 | Rico | Raw | 30:08 | 31:12 | 01:04 | 14 | 0 | Randy Orton | |
| 21 | Mick Foley | Raw | 33:06 | 33:49 | 00:43 | 13 | 1 | Self |
Test was originally the 21st entrant but he was found unconscious and replaced by Mick Foley. |
| 22 | Christian | Raw | 35:00 | 42:39 | 07:39 | 11 | 0 | Chris Jericho | |
| 23 | Nunzio | Smackdown! | 45:23 | 49:13 | 03:50 | 8 | 0 | Goldberg |
Nunzio hid outside the ring until John Cena entered. |
| 24 | Big Show | Smackdown! | 38:54 | 1:01:32 | 22:38 | 2 | 4 | Chris Benoit |
Big Show attacked Kurt Angle before joining the match, so time is taken from then. |
| 25 | Chris Jericho | Raw | 40:13 | 55:06 | 14:53 | 4 | 1 | Big Show | |
| 26 | Charlie Haas | Smackdown! | 41:44 | 48:38 | 06:54 | 10 | 0 | Goldberg | |
| 27 | Billy Gunn | Smackdown! | 43:18 | 49:01 | 05:43 | 9 | 0 | Goldberg | |
| 28 | John Cena | Smackdown! | 45:23 | 52:57 | 07:34 | 6 | 0 | Big Show |
Cena attacked Nunzio before entering the ring, as they were both legal entrants Cena’s entry time is taken from then. |
| 29 | Rob Van Dam | Raw | 46:37 | 53:14 | 06:37 | 5 | 0 | Big Show | |
| 30 | Goldberg | Raw | 48:11 | 50:18 | 02:07 | 7 | 3 | Kurt Angle |
Brock Lesnar came out to attack Goldberg which caused him to be eliminated by Angle. |
Graphs
Entrant Waterfall
Elimination Pie Chart
Time by Number
Eliminations by Number
Entrant Waterfall
Elimination Pie Chart
Time by Number
Eliminations by Number
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